Archbishop Tells Catholic Soldiers to Skip Hasan Firing Squad
Archbishop Timothy Broglio said Monday that Catholic soldiers should ask to be excused from Nidal Hasan's firing squad. He also condemned plans to livestream the execution.
13 people were killed in Hasan's 2009 Fort Hood attack.
Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, is set to face a firing squad Dec. 3.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week the execution would be public.
The Pentagon later confirmed the execution would be livestreamed.
Why it matters: Broglio oversees the Catholic Church's pastoral services to U.S. service members. He called firing squad duty contrary to church teaching.
Broglio said the crime "was heinous, but does exposing the public to his execution serve any purpose?"
He said broadcasting it risks putting the military "in the same boat with terrorists."
Left coverage, 11 sources: The left frames the story around the archbishop's moral objection, with The Guardian centering the Pentagon's livestream plan.
